Shock-absorber



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W. D. BROWN.

SHOCK ABSORBER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 20. I919.

1,34 ,739; Patented July 13, 1920-.

UNITED. mi s.

wILLIniuii BnowN, or soi/rERsE'T, KENruo'KY.

1 T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM I). BROWN, a'citiZ'en-of the United States, residing at Somerset, in the county of Pulaski, and

State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shook-Absorbers,

ofwhich the following is a specification.

This inventlon comprehendsthe provision of a shock absorber and particularly -de-- s1gned-for use in connectlon' with Ford ZLLL-f toinobiles, the invention belng in the nature of an attachment so that it can be appliedto the car without any change oralteration inthe construction of the latter;

In carrying out this invention, use is made of an arm arranged above the usual body supporting spring, the arm being pivotally associated at one end with the usual clevis which supports the end of the spring, while the opposite end of the arm is connected with the frame of the car by means of a resilient element designed to absorb the shock or jars incident to the travel of the car over irregular surfaces.

The nature and tion will be better understood when the fol lowing detail description is taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing, the invention residing in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views and where- Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevation of a portion of the car, showing the shock absorber applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. r V

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the 'car.

Fig. 4 is a similar View of the spring and its attaching plate therefor.

Referring to the drawing in detail 10 indicates the brake drum housing, 11 the usual body supporting spring, which is terminally advantages of the invensnoox mssonnnn.

. ity, andxthe purpose of this bore will be hereinafter'described. A plate 19 supports BATEN oFrics Y Specification of Letters Patent. pat fif y 13,1920}. I Application filed September 20; 1919.: Serial 110,325,057.

the spring, the latter being formed with an intermediate loop 20 which reposes upon the plate 19,- the opposite. edges of the plate being ruled to embrace the respective limbs of'thexloop as clearly shown. The respeccured together by means of a fasteningbolt 24; which ispassedthrough said parts and has associa ted therewith a nut ;.25. hooks 23 of the spring are received within tive limbs of the loop terminateto provide eyes 26 of a substantially U -shaped supporting member 27.

In applying the shock absorber, the clevis 12 isseparated from its fixed member 13, these parts having originally been associated for the purpose of supporting the end of the spring 11 in the usual well known manner. The arm 15 is positioned upon the spring 11, and the separated portions 29 defined by the bifurcated extremity are brought into aline- ,ment with the bore in the fixed member 13. The bolt 30 is passed through the parts to provide a pivotal connection between thesame, the bolt of course being equipped with nuts for holding the parts operatively associated. The fastening element herein indicated at 32 which was primarily employed for holding the clevis 12 and the fixed member 13 associated, is now passed'through the clevis and the bore 18 of the arm, and in this manner the terminal of the spring 11 is properly supported from the arm. The U-shaped member 27 straddles'the frame A and supports the spring. With the parts thus arranged proper pivotal movement between the opposite ends of the arms and their associated parts is provided for, while the spring yieldably supports the adjacent extremity of the arm and consequently ab- Ford .car without making alterations.

While I have shown and described what I consider the preferred embodiment of the invention, I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to these exact de tails, as such changes may be resorted to when desired as fallwithin the scope of what is claimed.

What I 7 claim is 1. The combination with a vehicle, having 7 a bracket secured to the axle housing, and

a shackle carried by the terminal of the body supporting spring, of an arm having'one end pivotally connected with said bracket, a coiled spring formed toprovide an intermediate loop proj ecting at an angle; from the. convolutions of said spring, means for se-' curingthe loop to theopposite end of said arm, means for suspending said coiled" spring trom the chassis o fithe Vehicle, andmeans for securing said shackle to the arm. at a point lntermediate rts ends.

v 2. The combination with a vehicle havinga bracket secured to the axle housing, and ashackle carriedby the" terminal of the body supporting spring, of an arm arranged I abovethe spring parallelism therewith,

one end of the arm being pivotally assoc-i ated with said" bracket, the opposite end of the arm being fiat, a coiled spring iiormedl to provide a horizontally disposed interme- 1 diate loop, means forv associating said loop at a point intermediate a bracket secured to the axle housing an a shackle carried by-the-terminal 015 the body" siippo rtingspring, of an, arm arra 'd above the spring in parallelism-therewith;

said arm. being. pivoted; atone .endito said;

bracket, a coil spring termed to provide an. intermediate loop projecting at an an "10 from the convolutions. of said: coil, means or associating the loop with the opposite; endff oi the arms, a yoke; embracingthev chassis of I the vehicle, and, associated with-thespring E- V 5 tion, andmeans tor securing; said shackle holding I the parts together; in operative relas to the; arm: at a, pointintermediate its ends.-

In testimony whereofi I aflix mysi-gnatum, r

i WlILLJEAM D- BRO N. 

